Gregory Leeson Email & Phone Number

Hampton Court, Greater London

To plan and coordinate the operation of the garden's team at HCP, focussing on resource management, including purchasing and being the first point of contact for garden's supervisors and staff, ensuring targets are met in the most efficient and effective way as possible. To organise training for all garden staff and to realise delighting the customer, planning for success, owning the issue, having the courage to try new things, developing HCP's expertise, knowing our organisation, one team - one HRP and supporting others to succeed.

Vauxhall, London

Place suitable candidates to meet client requirements in order to achieve revenue in line with corporate and personal goals, identify, progress and convert sales leads as required, proactively and consistently strive to identify and obtain new business opportunities, source suitable vacancies in line with company policies and sales procedures, manage and profitably develop client relationships, establish and agree terms and conditions of service, identify and attract candidates using all appropriate methods to satisfy job requirements, monitor responses/applications received and make sure that candidate’s applications are processed efficiently, shortlist and present suitably qualified applicants against defined job vacancies, manage the recruitment and selection processes by effectively liaising with the client, candidate and internal teams, successfully place suitable candidates with clients, ensure all necessary administration, payment and aftercare services are concluded in line with company policies, understand and meet agreed KPIs (vacancies taken, calls made, interviews etc.), meet and exceed agreed financial targets (Industry recommend levels, 3:1, revenue to salary), contribute to team meetings as appropriate, develop and manage client / candidate relationships, to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction and quality standards, ensure that candidates and clients receive a professional and comprehensive recruitment service at all times.

Crystal Palace Park, Enfield, Gunnersbury Park

I liaised on a daily basis with members of staff – ranging from the Senior Management Team, garden staff, contractors and members of the public. I organised and managed practical and academic work that is necessary for staff and students to complete their qualifications and developed horticultural areas across the college campuses at Enfield, Gunnersbury Park and Crystal Palace Park. Recently due to my development of amenity and decorative horticultural spaces within the historic listed Crystal Palace Park, I was responsible for the management and implementation of soft and hard landscape features, due to my experiences when I owned and managed a garden and landscape design and construction company prior to joining CM. Work involved private gardens and commercial schemes ranging from £15,000 - £300,000. I undertook similar work at Hadlow College when developing and installing ‘Broadview Gardens’ - a greenfield site within the college grounds. I have been professionally trained as a horticulturalist since I left The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. During that time I have worked for myself as a horticultural contractor, landscaper and designer. Also at a number of colleges developing, designing, installing and maintaining public gardens and spaces. I have run and managed my own Garden Design and Landscape Company for twelve years – dealing with architects, town/council planners, contractors, staff, members of the public and clients.

The Chelsea Physic Garden, London

Teach and give practical instruction in landscape design and landscape construction techniques to full- time students on the Diploma course and part-time/industry linked students on various short courses.

South London

Responsibilities: Design, construct and install landscape works varying in size from small to very large private and commercial schemes, ranging from £15,000 - £300,000. Works include surveying, design, planting design, installation, construction and maintenance and consultancy. Work was carried out by three teams of contractors working on projects throughout London, the South East of England and into Europe.

Tonbridge, Kent

Responsibilities: Teach and give practical instruction in landscape and leisure gardening and related topics to full, part- time and industry-based students. Participate and advise on the recruitment, selection and interviewing of staff within the sector managed. Undertake development projects within specific budget parameters and maintain and develop links with industrial and professional contacts. • Manage, design, implementation, sponsorship and construction of public gardens in ‘Broadview Gardens’. • Gold Medal winning garden at The Hampton Court Show – for the design and implementation of ‘Gardening Al Fresco’, sponsored by Freshfield Lane Brickworks and Agriframes. • Gold Medal winning educational stand in collaboration with Mid Kent Water at The Chelsea Flower Show.

Richmond, Kew

• Responsibilities: Working in the following departments; The Arboretums, Alpine and Herbaceous Departments, Tropical Department, Temperate Houses, Princess of Wales Conservatory, Micro-propagation Unit, Horticultural School Office, theoretical lectures and assessments. • Contributed to the design, management and construction of the Gold medal garden at The Chelsea Flower Show ‘The Palm House’. • Work scholorship/placement – Wakehurst Place Gardens. • Work scholorship/placement – Jerusalem Botanic Gardens. • In my last year at RBG Kew – managed, organised and taught garden design courses. • Overall winner of the Best Student Garden Design prize.

Chislehurst, Kent

General assistant advising the public, stock checking, cashier and setting out plants.

1984 Saiki Nurseries – Hawaii, harvesting Anthurium flowers, operating horticultural machinery, maintaining irrigation systems, preparing sites for transplanting, propagation, weed, pest and disease control. 1984 Goto Florist and Interior Landscapes – Japan, assistant florist, interior landscaper, preparing floral arrangements, advising English-speaking clients, preparing the flower and plant stock and designing and implementing interior planting and landscape schemes. 1983 Piper Nurseries – New Zealand, harvesting fruit produce, driving and operating horticultural machinery, grafting and maintaining stock plants, preparing sites for transplants, packing produce, weed, and pest and disease control. 1983 South Mildura Cooperative – West Australia, harvesting fruit produce, maintaining watering systems, driving and operating horticultural machinery, preparing sites for growing plants, grafting and maintaining stock plants.

Diploma, Horticulture

Activities and Societies: Life Member of The Kew Student Union and Friends of Kew

Master’S Degree, Landscape Architecture

Diploma, Btec Management And Computer Course

A'Level English And Art

Secondary School

Gcse O'Levels - English Lit, English Lang, Art, Geography, Commerce, Re, Cse Int Science, Math

Secondary school

Education record

Prep boarding school based in Hassocks, Sussex